Hanging on to Summer

We have had such warm weather...we enjoyed the afternoon at the playground. We're still hanging on to summer as long as we can! Here are some photos of my happy, happy boys.

Very serious about the rings... : )

Sam's Halloween Party

Here is Sam in his Halloween costume. He is so excited to be Pablo from the Backyardigans! He loves his costume and was so excited to go to school today and wear his costume. Here is the cutest little Pablo...

Sam digging through worms to find a treasure...
Happy Pablo...

Here is a snapshot of most of Sam's class. I love Sam's pose...I'm sure it was probably something in his head from a Backyardigan's episode. : )

Crazy Sunday!

We did so many different things on Sunday...it was a crazy day! It started off with Nana and Aunty JoJo here. We had fun playing and we started making our scarecrow (Buckshot). Here are some photos of us making Buckshot.

Sam in his own world and not so happy that I bothered him...


Hard at work...
The finished guy at the end of the day.

The boys helped Daddy wash his truck. Then we went to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkins.

... and then we made robots! : ) We have since decorated them. I'll have to get pictures of the new and improved robots posted soon.

There aren't many days when you get such a variety of activities!

The Rock Ranch (and fun family visitors)

We had a fun fall weekend! Nana and Aunty JoJo were here to visit for the weekend, and we had a ball. Will had a soccer game Saturday morning and then we all headed out to the Rock Ranch for the day. Here are some of the crazy activities that we enjoyed at the Ranch...

The boys in the corn maze. It was the first time Nana or Aunty JoJo had ever been in a corn maze. I think by the end of it they had had enough...and we even did great and got through it in record time (compared to last year). : )

Sam on a giant jumpy pillow...
Will in the corn house. Yep, corn house. It's a little house filled with corn kernals. The kids walk around in it and sink to their knees. I just found a TON of corn in the washer that was left in their clothes. : )

The boys on a slide that goes through a side of a hill...

Sam finally went on his own (after quite a few trips with Daddy and Aunty JoJo).

The boys shooting corn. I don't have a picture of one of our favorite events at the Ranch...pumpkin shooting. The pumpkin shooting is amazing - you just have to see it to understand so I won't even try to explain.

Sam, the Snuggle Bug, with Aunty JoJo.

Mr. Daydreamer...

The boys drove little Gators for quite a while. They loved it. Sam was hilarious because he was quite a good driver, but as he turned corners he looked behind him and was in his own little world. As you can tell from this photo, he's driving with his eyes closed. It was too cute.

COLLISION...

Nothing like riding in a plastic tank painted to look like a cow, connected to other cows while being pulled by a tractor through a dusty corn field...good family fun. : )

Moooooooooooooooooo...

Fall Break at the Beach

I just finished posting 5 beach posts (so make sure you check them all out)! We had such a fun weekend at the beach. We were there from Friday through Tuesday for Will's fall break from school. Uma, Pops, Uncle B, Aunt Beth, and Nana. were all there. The boys even spent 2 nights over at Nana's house. We had non-stop fun and can't wait to get back for Thanksgiving.

I have to give props to Aunt Beth's blog...I borrowed her blog style (having the pictures talk and tell my story) for a few of my posts. Although, my entries are no where near as hilarious as hers are...i thought the style was perfect to tell the story of the remote control boats and the football game. We love the B's!

Beach Boys!

What a great weekend we had! I got quite a few cute pics of my boys. Here are some of my favorites.

My Thing 1 and Thing 2...

Beach Fun!

What a fun beach weekend! The boys even got to enjoy some time in the ocean. Will this be the last time for the season or will they have a Thanksgiving swim?

Do it again... and again... and again... and again...

The story of Sam's life. Will jumping around like crazy and Sam just waiting to get run over or smacked... poor kid. Although, he can hold his own now. :)

Hey mom, check out this cute little crab!Ok, that's enough. I'm not so sure about this little guy now.

Goofball Sam!

Kicking Fieldgoals on the Beach

Will was really looking to kick fieldgoals on the beach. Rich was the human goal post, and they made a tee out of dune grass. That worked for a while then Will realized that Aunt Beth would be a great fotball holder (Uma and Mommy were cheerleaders). Seeing that Aunt Beth was sitting enjoying her time on the beach, Will kindly moved her chair and let her know she could hold the ball while sitting. : )

Hey Aunt Beth, wanna come hold the football for me while I kick it?
See, you can sit in your chair and relax.

First attempt...

I didn't care too much for that. I'm pretty sure you lifted up your foot before I kicked it (like Lucy). We need something else to make it better. What about a toy to hold your foot up?

Oh yeah, that was much better.

Now we really need to get in the groove and do this right. Aunt Beth, you take a drink of beer while I kick. We ROCK!

Now that is how you play football on the beach...